| There are a number of eye conditions that can | | | | hampered, often permanently. In the most |
| occur that can negatively affect the quality of a | | | | serious cases of bleeding can cause scarring |
| person's life. It doesn't have to go as far as | | | | behind the retina which pulls it away from the eye |
| blindness or even partial blindness for a person to | | | | wall causing full and permanent blindness. |
| desire or need some form of vision correction. | | | | Although both these conditions are very serious |
| Ongoing glasses wearing or even blurred vision | | | | indeed, there is vision correction treatment |
| can be a nuisance and lead to everyday problems. | | | | available for both. Laser eye surgery has |
| The advancements in technology have been great | | | | developed over the years and is now so |
| in the area of eye care and so from relatively | | | | effective that even the very worst vision can in |
| minor ailments to serious eye diseases and | | | | most cases be at least partly restored. It is |
| conditions such as macular degeneration and | | | | absolutely vital that regular eye check ups be |
| diabetic retinopathy, treatment is available. Here is | | | | carried out as the earlier a condition is diagnosed, |
| a guide to some common eye problems, | | | | the less likely any serious symptoms and |
| symptoms that occur and the treatment available. | | | | problems will develop. Laser eye treatment is a |
| Macular Degeneration | | | | painless and simple procedure with extremely high |
| This is a very common cause of loss of eyesight. | | | | success rates. Patients enjoy a very short |
| The full name, age-related macular degeneration | | | | recovery period with vision usually returning just |
| (AMD) is caused when the retina starts to fail | | | | 24 hours to a couple of days after the surgery. |
| leading to blurriness and poor vision. As with many | | | | To aid a speedy recovery, patients are required |
| eye conditions it slowly continues to worsen if left | | | | to rest their eyes following surgery which means |
| untreated, and may eventually result in blindness. | | | | doing nothing that puts strain on the eyes. It is |
| Most cases occur when the cells in the macula | | | | becoming increasingly popular across the UK as |
| that are light sensitive begin to break down. This | | | | this type of surgery is proving so effective at |
| is known as dry AMD. Wet AMD on the other | | | | treating all types of eye problems and conditions. |
| hand is a rarer condition caused by the growth of | | | | Regular eye checks should be undertaken, |
| abnormal blood vessels in the eye which start to | | | | particularly for those who have been diagnosed |
| leak. This leaking causes the retina to begin | | | | with diabetes or are over 50. Age takes it toll on |
| moving away from the eye wall causing swelling | | | | the eyes and so in order to avoid any problems |
| and gradual blindness. Sufferers of wet AMD begin | | | | down the road, visits to the eye specialist every |
| seeing straight lines as wavy or distorted and at | | | | now and again are recommended. Diabetic |
| this point, it is imperative that a visit to a doctor | | | | retinopathy, macular degeneration, cataracts and |
| at the nearest eye hospital is made. | | | | glaucoma are eye problems that can occur and |
| Diabetic Retinopathy | | | | for which treatment is available. |
| Diabetes begins to affect the blood vessels in the | | | | So, eye treatment is available, for example, to |
| retina over time and anyone suffering from | | | | those simply wanting to have their vision |
| diabetes should be made aware of this and | | | | improved, known as vision correction, so that |
| undergo regular eye check ups. When the blood | | | | they can get rid of their glasses. Alternatively, it |
| vessels are affected, circulation is affected | | | | can be for patients suffering from the most |
| primarily and then the vessel walls becoming | | | | serious of eye diseases such as those described |
| weaker. If leakage from the blood vessels occurs | | | | above. |
| continuously then vision can become seriously | | | | |